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Priya Sanjay Tandon

Life Is Like An Echo

A little boy got angry with his mother and shouted at her, “I hate you, I hate you.” Because of fear of reprimand, he ran out of the house. He went up to the valley and shouted, “I hate you, I hate you.” The mother understood and she asked her

Donkey Bargain

Nasrudin had a donkey that he hated. One day he decided to sell the donkey and buy another one. So he went off to the market place with it and asked the auctioneer to sell the donkey. That evening Nasrudin burst into the house with a big smile on his

Let Go Of Your Burdens

Persian mysticism tells of a wanderer who trudged along on a seemingly endless long road. He was logged down with all sorts of burdens. A heavy sack of sand hung on his back, logged water tank was strapped, around his body. In his right hand, he carried an odd shaped

Unusual Marksman

A King was passing through a small town, and he saw indications of amazing marksmanship everywhere. Trees and barns and fences, had circles painted on them with a bullet hole in the exact Centre. He asked to see this unusual marksman. It turned out to be a ten-year old child.

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The great Buddhist saint Nagarjun moved around begging with a golden begging-bowl gifted to him by the King who was his disciple. One night he was about to lie down to sleep among the ruins of an ancient monastery when he noticed a thief lurking behind one of the columns.

You Always Find Something That Reflects You

The Sunday school teacher asked her class to learn an appropriate phrase from the Bible and recite it as they were putting their pennies in the collection box. On the following Sunday little Lucas came up with, “It is more blessed to give than to receive;” as he dropped his

Not To Be This Or That, Just Be

A woman in a coma was dying. She suddenly had a feeling that she was taken up to heaven and stood before the judgement seat. “Who are you?” a voice said to her. “I’m the wife of the mayor,” she replied. “I did not ask you whose wife you